1 Samuel 3: Here I Am

It’s a dangerous business, telling God where you are. When those words come out of your mouth, you can’t take them back. They have been spoken, heard, and heeded before you will ever get a chance to think about their implications. One day you are minding your own business. The next day you are on …

1 Samuel 1: Hannah’s Prayer

The books of Samuel and the Kings tell the story of the Israelite Monarchy. They are full of sweeping battles, conquests, and catastrophes. Larger than life characters and deeds fill their pages. Yet the story of the kings begins with the story of a woman whom all but a few had written off. She had …